Problemas de yahoo y facebook

Yahoo (YHOO: 14.49, -0.14, -0.96%) has sued Facebook for infringement of 10 patents that include methods for advertising and other social technology tools such as instant messaging.
The patents involve how Facebook  posts ads, privacy, including click fraud, and social technology such as email, which Yahoo called “vitally important” to the social network, according to a report by Dow Jones.
Thesocial media giant said it learned of Yahoo 's suit simultaneously with the media and will defend vigorously against what it called "puzzling actions."
"We're disappointed that Yahoo, a longtime business partner of Facebook and a company that has substantially benefited from its association with Facebook , has decided to resort to litigation," a company spokesperson told FOX Business in anemail.
The suit, filed in San Jose, Calif., federal court, comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook readies for one of the world’s most-hyped initial public offerings.   
The company filed paperwork late in January for a $5 billion IPO, which puts it ahead of World Online’s $2.8 billion offering in March 2000 and Google’s (GOOG: 605.15, +4.90, +0.82%) $1.9 billion IPO in 2004.
In the Securities andExchange Commission filing, Facebook said it generated some $3.71 billion in revenue in 2011, a year-over-year increase of 88%. Its profit climbed 65% to $1 billion.
The company said it had 845 million active monthly users as of the end of last year. Since its service is free for them, it makes most of its money from advertising.
Yahoo did not immediately respond to FOX Business regarding acomment for this story, but told Reuters in a statement that it is confident it will prevail. 
The suit marks the first major legal battle among social technology giants and adds to a host of patent-litigation suits seen across the smartphone and tablet sector.

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Obama: USsoldier’s reported shooting rampage in Afghanistan ‘tragic and shocking’
President Barack Obama on Sunday condemned the alleged slaughter of 16 Afghan civilians by an American soldier as "tragic and shocking" and assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai by telephone that the United States will "hold fully accountable anyone responsible" as the bloody incident plunged already deteriorating ties into a freshcrisis.
Obama called Karzai, who denounced the reported shooting rampage as an unforgivable "assassination," to make clear "his Administration's commitment to establish the facts as quickly as possible and to hold fully accountable anyone responsible," the White House said in a statement.
Obama expressed "his shock and sadness" to Karzai at the incident, which news reports said left mostly womenand children among the dead, and "reaffirmed our deep respect for the Afghan people and the bonds between our two countries," the White House said.
Ahead of the call, Obama received a briefing on the incident from top aides including National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough, and Special Assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan DougLute, according to National Security Council deputy spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden.
Obama also issued a public statement saying he was "deeply saddened" by the reports and throwing his full support behind promises from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General John Allen, who commands NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, for a full investigation. Allen said in a statement that the US service member allegedto have carried out the attack was in custody. The Associated Press reported that the suspect was from Fort Lewis, Wash.
"This incident is tragic and shocking, and does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the United States has for the people of Afghanistan. I fully support Secretary Panetta's and General Allen's commitment to get the facts as quickly...